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Biographical Sketch
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Reverend, Willie B. Tripp

Reverend, Willie B. Tripp was born in Turkey, North Carolina.

Rev. Tripp was raise up on the farm in a Christian hearted family. His life was nurtured in Sunday School and Bible School at the Greater Six Runs Missionary Baptist Church where the late Reverend, Jerry Grime was the very fine pastor. Being raised in the Church of God, Willie participated in many church functions. At a very young age, his father Elder,Willie Tripp started him singing gospel quartet music traveling different places to sing. Rev. Tripp, as minister of music worked with his church and family quartet the Jerusalem Travelers.

Rev. Tripp, left North Carolina and move to Baltimore, Maryland and meat his loving wife. Through trails and tribulations Rev. Tripp has learned that Jesus is The Way The Truth and The Life.

In 1979 the Lord directed Rev. Tripp’s foot steps to the Christian Community Church of God where the late Bishop, Conway Green was founder and pastor. Rev. Tripp joined the Radio Choir as a lead guitarist. In 1983 Rev. Tripp founded the Bethlehem Travelers Gospel Singers. He and the Bethlehem Travelers perform at many churches and many charity organizations to help raise funds for Kingdom Building. Rev. Tripp, helped many quartet singers in music. He worked weekends with other local groups doing radio broadcasting.

While doing other musical things in the Christian Community Rev. Tripp founder his family quartet with his sons and daughters named, Reverend, Willie B. Tripp and The Tripps. Rev. Tripp performed with his gospel quartets with artists such as Willie Neal Johnson & The Gospel Keynote, the Fantastic Violinaires, Willie Pittman & the Burden Lifters, Swanee Quintet, Mighty Clouds of Joy, Slim & Supreme Angels, Nighten Gales, the Pilgrim Jubilees, Rev. Timothy Wright, Doc Mckenzie & the Hilites, Paul Porter & Christianaires and many others in the gospel arena.